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PATENTED MAY 22, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1906.

Application filed March 16, 1905. Serial No. 250,414.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. MCNUTT, residing at Upper Sandusky, in the county of Wyandot and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Bodies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention, while relating generally to improvements in wagon-bodies, more particularly seeks to provide an improved construction of storm-wagon body which while useful for the ordinary purposes of light wagons is more especially designed for use for those who have to ride more or less through rough weather, like mail-carriers, parcels-delivery carriers, &c.

My invention comprehends generally a wagon-body whose bottom is of the standard rectangular shape of the same width throughout its entire length, whereby it is adapted to be readily connected to the ordinary types of running-Gears and in such manner that in turning tthe body can make a short turn, in which the seat portion is of sufficient width to accommodate two persons, and in which the several parts are so correlatively arranged that a strong and durable rig is produced, and in which the occupants can be perfectly protected from the weather.

In its subordinate nature this invention consists in certain details of construction and peculiar combination of parts, including a means that forms an attached part of the bottom or box of the wagon-body, for readily attaching the entire body to the standard types of running-gears of varied lengths or widths, all of which will be hereinafter fully explained, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved type of wagon-body, the same being shown as especially arranged to serve as a mail-carriers wagon, part of the top being omitted to the more clearly disclose the construction and arrangement of the framework. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof on the line 2 2 on Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section thereo Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4 on Fig. 2.

In the practical construction my improved form of wagon-body, which is of the cab type, comprises a box portion A of the usual rectangular shape of uniform width throughout its length, which in the preferred form of my wagon-body is of a width to conveniently permit a single person standing comfortably therein, and the forward portion of the box forms the bottom for the front or standing compartment A', the front and sides of which are of a skeleton-frame structure which extend up in the vertical plane of the side portions (L a and the front end a/ of the box A, the side portions having door-openings D, located at the rearmost end of the compartment A', which openings extend up to the upper side rails a2 a2, and each of the said side portions also has a window-opening w, and to provide for easy access the door-openings D are extended down into the sides LX of the box portion A, as shown. The front of the cab or body is also formed with a window-opening C, which opening C, as also the side window-openings in the complete form of my invention, have glass closures, while the door-openings are protected by glazed sliding doors cZ c2, slidable in guides C3 C3, formed at the top and bottom of the side members of the compartment A', as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The top rails c2 a2 are rigidly held by the cross or crown braces F F, which form cross members to which the cover or top Gr is secured in any approved manner, and the said rails a2 a2 extend back beyond the standingcompartment A the full length of the box A, and the extended portions are braced by the cross or crown braces F F, the inner ones of which have sockets f to receive the rails a2 a2, and they have their outer ends nailed or boltedto the outer cross-brace F to aid in providing for a rigid connection of the parts constituting the rear or seat compartment of my improved wagon.

That portionA of the wagon-box A to the rear of the door-openings D is covered by a platform H, nailed or otherwise secured to the top edges of the box portion A that the said platform engages, and the rear and side edges of the platform H project beyond the sides and rear end of the box A to form convenient rims for nailing or screwing on the lower edges of the outwardly-inclined side and end members y' j', that form the lower side and rear ends of the seat-compartment A2 of the wagon, which compartment by reason of inclining the bottom outwardly, sidewise, and endwise of the box A provides ample room for seating two persons.

The sides 2a of the compartment A2 extend vertically from the upper edge of the inclined bottom pieces j, and the rear end 3EL of said compartment extends vertically from the upper edge of the inclined bottom piece j, to which pieces y' y" the sides and end 2a 3a are made fast.

The sides 2a extend the full height of the body and are firmly secured to the ends of the extensions f2 of the rear cross or crown braces FF, and the said sides have window-openings a.

The rear end 3 is composed of boards 30h, that extend entirely across the back and have their ends nailed to the outer edges of the sides 2a, and the said boards extend up v front end of the platform H are cut off on an angle, and the front ends of the inclined bottom pieces J J/ are cut on the same angle, as at 2Gb, to provide for firmly receiving the llet-pieces L L, that close in those portions of the front of the seating-compartment that extend laterally beyond the box A, and to add still further rigidity to the wagon-body standards a5, that form one edge of the dooropenings D, are secured to the sides of the box A and the upper side rails a2, and to these standards the inner edges of the lletpieces are secured, the outer edges being nailed to the front edge of the side members 2a and the angled edges of the platform H.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawings, the complete construction and advantages of my invention will be apparent. It will be noticed the front portion is especially adapted for entering the wagon and standing, while the rear end forms a compartment having ample room to receive at least two persons, as a seat can be secured on each side, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The manner of assembling the several parts is such that the complete body can be manufactured economically and with all the strength and rigidity required in wagonbodies ofthe type referred to. By reason of having the box A of uniform standard form the same can be readily tted onto any of the ordinary types of running-gears.

To conveniently attach my improved wagon-body to running-gears, l provide the 30'CL of the hanger-brackets 30, whose necks are bent at right angles to the body portion and concaved on the under face to firmly engage the upper edge of the side springs of the ordinary rear gear of a wagon.

While I prefer to manufacture my improved wagonbody with an adjustable means for attaching it to the ordinary type of running-gears, yet the said body, it will be apparent, can be shipped as a complete article without said attaching means and other attaching means employed to suit the particular make of gear to which it may be desired to apply the wagon-body.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A wagon-body comprising a bottom or box portion of uniform width its entire length, a platform that covers the rear portion of the said bottom box, a cab mounted on the said box, which extends the full length thereof, the front portion being of the same width as the said bottom box, the rear portion being mounted on the platform and extended laterally over the sides of the bottom box as set forth.

2. A wagon-body comprising a rectangular box, a platform mounted over the rear- IOO end of the said box, and projected over the sides and rear end thereof, and a cab that extends the full length of the box, the front portion having the width of the box, the rear portion being mounted on the platform and projected laterally at each side of the said box as set forth.

'3. A wagon-body comprising a rectangular box-like bottom of uniform width its entire length, a platform covering the rear part of the said box-lil e bottom, the opposite side edges thereof projecting beyond the sides of the box-bottom and the front edge being cut away at its opposite sides at an angle, a cab mounted on the box-like bottom, said cab comprising side portions extending in the vertical plane of the sides of the box-like bottom, from the front end thereof to the platform, top rails extending the full length of the b`ody, cross-braces connecting the top rails and of a length equal to the width of the box-like bottom, other cross-braces connecting the rear end of the top rails, the ends thereof projecting beyond said top rails, outwardly -inclined side pieces rojecting up from the opposite side edges o the platform, side members projecting from the said inclined members and connecting with the ex'- IIO IZO

tension of the rear cross-braces, fillet-pieces openings and closure members-therefor, all connecting at the bottom With the angle-oorarranged substantially as described and for the ners of the platform and With the top railsv purpose set forth.

and the front edge of the laterally-projecting WILLIAM D. MCNUTT. sides, the sides and end of the cab having Witnesses: Window-openings and that portion of the sides MARTIN HARTMAN,

in advance of the platform having door- LoNDEs M. BOWERS. 

